Legal Opinion
Brigandi v. Egana
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 2001No. 01-CA-176PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[JAMES L. CANNELLA, Judge.
Defendant, Denaud Egana, appeals from the default judgment rendered against him in a concursus proceedings over a legal fee dispute. For the reasons which follow, we reverse and remand.
Plaintiff alleged that, on or about October 14, 1998, he was retained as an attorney to represent the Defendant in a criminal matter. A $3000 fee was required and paid at the outset. Sometime prior to trial, the Defendant terminated Plaintiffs services and requested a refund. Plaintiff took the position that the entire fee had been earned by the time his services were terminated, but…
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